Table 1.

Baseline physiological parameters and venous diameters of the vehicle and 5-HT groups before pump implantation for the animals shown in Fig. 5

Parameter	Vehicle Group	5-HT Group
Number of animals	9	9
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	101.40 ± 2.10	96.80 ± 2.10
Systolic pressure, mmHg	117.20 ± 3.70	119.50 ± 1.80
Diastolic pressure, mmHg	88.40 ± 2.30	82.50 ± 1.20*
Heart rate, beats/min	389.00 ± 22.00	379.00 ± 8.00
Vessel diameters
Superior mesenteric vein, mm	1.85 ± 0.04	1.81 ± 0.05
Portal vein, mm	2.13 ± 0.06	2.08 ± 0.03
Abdominal inferior vena cava, mm	3.53 ± 0.13	3.16 ± 0.12
Abdominal aorta, mm	2.14 ± 0.04	2.20 ± 0.05

Values are means ± SE. 5-HT, 5-hydroxytrypamine (serotonin).

^*Significantly different from vehicle measure (P < 0.05).